to flatter yourself
1. <贬> (praise insincerely) 奉承；讨好；向···献媚
- I knew she was just flattering me 我知道她不过是在恭维我。
- You flatter me. I'm not that important. 你过奖了, 我并没有那么重要。
2. to flatter yourself
(feel pleased to think) 沾沾自喜地认为；自得地以为；自认为
- I flatter myself I've done it all rather well. 我自认为那件事情我已经做得相当好了。
- Simone flattered herself that she had had a small part in bringing about this change. 西蒙娜自得地认为自己为这场变革的发生也贡献了绵薄之力。
3. to flatter yourself
(deceive yourself) 自视过高；自命不凡；自我感觉良好
- Don't flatter yourself. They can manage very well without you. 不要自以为了不起。他们没有你也可以做得好。
4. (make look good) 使优点突出；使优势明显
- Orange and khaki flatter those with golden skin tones. 橘黄色和卡其色很衬那些金黄色皮肤的人。
- That dress doesn't flatter her, does it? 那条裙子她穿了显不出漂亮, 是不是？
5. (make seem better than reality) 使显得漂亮；使显得更好
- The 3-0 scoreline flatters the home side. 3:0的比分显得主队更有实力。
- The painter quite obviously set out to flatter his sitter. 很显然, 画家尽力美化他的模特。
6. (gratify) [+ ego, vanity] 迎合；满足
- Being flirted with by a younger woman flattered his vanity. 有年轻女性和他调情这件事满足了他的虚荣心。
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to flatter yourself
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